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Old 07-26-12, 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by johnny99
4 miles @ 8% average grade is a vigorous climb. 5% average, not so much.
Whether it's vigorous or not depends on what you put into it. You can turn yourself inside-out on any 5% climb of decent length if you try.
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